Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP
  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• The Rt Hon Lord Benyon
  Minister of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs)
• The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries)
• Trudy Harrison MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Natural Environment and Land Use)
• Rebecca Pow MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Appoint an Independent Ombudsman/Regulator for the Veterinary Profession.
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  177 signatures

• Support British Food Producers by ensuring that marks of origin remain
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  14,142 signatures

• Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  25,129 signatures

• Make the licensing and monitoring of Animal rescues, compulsory.
  Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
  64 signatures

• Create a national database of people banned from keeping animals
  Open from Friday 6th March 2020 to Sunday 6th September 2020
  2,142 signatures

• Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  3,187 signatures

• All halal and kosher certified products are to be prominently labelled as such.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  1,834 signatures

• Ban all single use plastic
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  2,154 signatures

• We call on DEFRA, to reinstate the ban on the use of metaldehyde slug pellets.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  11,020 signatures

• Regulate wildlife food so it’s safer for our UK hedgehogs, mammals & birds
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  2,362 signatures

• Ban pelagic trawlers, attach pingers to all boats, stop slaughter of dolphins.
  Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
  3,896 signatures

• Make Hedgehogs a Protected Species
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  56,092 signatures

• Fern’s Law: Compulsory to scan & check microchips to reunite stolen dogs, cats.
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  112,232 signatures

• Vets to scan prior to euthanasia for Rescue Back up and confirm keeper details
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  121,170 signatures

• Legal rights for ancient trees
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  17,013 signatures

• Make pet theft crime a specific offence with custodial sentences.
  Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
  143,638 signatures

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